sheer

[ʃiə]

adj.极轻薄的, 陡峭的, 全然的
adv.垂直地
v.避开, 转向
n. 转向, (甲板的)脊弧, 透明薄织物

a.

1. 全然的; 纯粹的[B]

She fainted from sheer weariness.

她纯粹是因为劳累而晕倒的。

2. (纺织物)极薄的; 透明的

She wore a sheer white dress.

她穿一件白色薄纱洋装。

3. 陡峭的; 垂直的

It's very difficult to climb a sheer cliff.

攀登陡峭的悬崖是很困难的。

ad.

1. 全然, 十足地

The mountain rises sheer from the plain.

这座山陡峭地矗立在平原上。

2. 陡峭地; 垂直地

n.

1. 透明薄织物

2. 透明薄织物衣服

词形变化

副词: sheerly | 形容词比较级: sheerer | 形容词最高级: sheerest | 名词: sheerness | 动词过去式: sheered | 动词过去分词: sheered | 动词现在分词: sheering | 动词第三人称单数: sheers |

词义辨析

同义:

a.透明的; 质地极薄的

transparent  translucent  clear  thin  diaphanous

a.单纯的

simple  plain  pure  

英英释义

动词 sheer:

turn sharply; change direction abruptly

同义词：swerve, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut

cause to sheer

形容词 sheer:

complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

同义词：absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down

not mixed with extraneous elements

同义词：plain, unmingled, unmixed

very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

同义词：bluff, bold

so thin as to transmit light

同义词：diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby

副词 sheer:

straight up or down without a break

同义词：perpendicularly

directly

补充

sheersheer英:[ʃiə] 美:[ʃɪr]adj.1.完全的; 十足的He achieved his aim by sheer strength of will.他纯粹靠意志力达到了目的。2.陡峭的; 垂直的The waterfall makes a sheer drop of one thousand feet.瀑布从一千英尺的高处直泻而下。The mountain was too sheer to climb.这山太陡峭了, 无法攀登。3.极薄的, 轻的, 透明的She wears a pair of sheer stockings.她穿着一双透明的丝袜。That dress is too sheer to wear without a slip.那条连衣裙太透明了, 没有衬裙不能穿。adv.1.垂直地, 陡峭地The mountain rises sheer from the plain.这座山几乎是从草原上拔地而起。vi.1.避开, 突然转向The boat came close to the rocks and then sheered away.船靠近岩石时突然掉转航向。I saw her in the High Street, but she sheered off so as not to meet me.我在大街上看见她, 但她故意避开我。

例句

1. Speaking in public can be sheer hell.演讲有时纯粹就是一种煎熬。 2. It's sheer greed.这是不折不扣的贪婪。 3. acts of sheer desperation彻底绝望的行为 4. His music is sheer delight.听他的音乐绝对是一种享受。 5. She was amazed at the sheer numbers of people.人数之多让她惊讶不已。 6. The sheer size of the building took his breath away.这幢建筑的规模之大让他叹为观止。 7. By sheer coincidence he bumped into Chad the next day.纯属巧合的是, 他第二天就遇见了查德。 8. There was a sheer drop just outside my window.我的窗外就是一道陡坡。 9. a sheer rock face一面陡峭的岩壁 10. sheer, see-through fabrics极薄的透明织物 11. She wore sheer black tights.她穿着极薄的黑色紧身裤。 12. The great cliffs drop sheer for over 1,400 feet.巨大的峭壁向下直落1,400英尺。 13. The dinghy began to sheer from side to side as we slid down each wave.我们划一下, 小艇就开始急速左右摇摆。 14. to sheer off someone避开某人 15. she giggled with sheer delight.她非常开心地咯咯笑。 16. it's been sheer hard work.这是十足的苦活。 17. the sheer ice walls.陡峭的冰壁。 18. sheer white silk chiffon.透明白丝雪纺绸。 19. the ridge fell sheer, in steep crags.山脊垂直而下，一片陡峭险崖。 20. she went sheer forward when the door was open.门开时，她一直往前走。 21. the boat sheered off to beach further up the coast.船急转方向以便在海岸上方靠岸。 22. her mind sheered away from images she didn't want to dwell on.她避开不去想那些令她生厌的形象。 23. It's sheer stupidity to drink and drive.酒后驾驶完全是愚蠢的行径。 24. Her success is due to sheer hard work.她的成功全凭努力工作。 25. I only agreed out of sheer desperation.我完全出于绝望才答应下来。 26. The sheer amount of work was staggering.工作量大得惊人。 27. The sheer number of questions overwhelmed her.问题太多，把她压垮了。 28. The sheer force of the wind knocked me to the ground.大风把我刮倒在地。 29. sheer [=utter] nonsense一派胡言 30. sheer [=pure] luck/coincidence/joy纯粹的运气/巧合/喜悦 31. a sheer drop to the sea垂直入海 32. sheer cliffs/walls陡峭的悬崖/墙壁 33. sheer stockings/curtains极薄的长筒丝袜/窗帘 34. mountains rising sheer from the plains从平原拔地而起的山脉 35. The boat sheered [=swerved] away from the rocks.船急转弯避开了礁石。